C AmIt's the tenth of January F AmAnd I still ain't had no sleepF FShe comes waItzing in the nighttime GMade of wingsC AmShe is dressed up like a bandit F AmWith a hundred sparkling ringsF F GLooking for my company to keepFComing closer to me G CShe doesn't say a word F GIn the shadow of the carved rock towerC AmWhere the sounds of the nightF AmWere the only things we heardF G CIn my darkest hour

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E A B C#mIt's the tenth of January And I still ain't had no sleep E A Bsus B She comes waltzing in the nighttime Made of wings E A B C#m She is dressed up like a bandit With a hundred sparkling ringsE A Bsus B Looking for my company to keep A B E AComing closer to me She doesn't say a word F#m Bsus BIn the shadow of the carved rock tower E A B C#mWhere the sounds of the night Were the only things we heardA B EIn my darkest hour

A B C#mShe don't want to hear no secrets She would guarantee me that E A Bsus BShe knows there ain't no words That can describe her E A B C#mWith her white silk scarves And her black Spanish hat E A Bsus BShe knows there ain't no way I can deny her A B E AYes her blue velvet perfume Filling up the night F#m Bsus BThe guards are all asleep That watch the tower E A B C#m The moon light held her breast As she easily undressedA B EIn my darkest hour

A B C#mHer father's in his chambers with his Friends all gathered 'round E A Bsus BThey are plotting their enemy's demise E A B C#m With their last detail done They await the coming sunE A Bsus B While I am staring in my lover's eyes A B E A Her brothers and her sisters Are all through for tonight F#m Bsus BPretending that they've just Come into power E A B C#mBut she far most of all, knows that they Can only fallA B EIn my darkest hour

A B C#mHungry wings; their melodies While my love awakens me E A Bsus BIn the midst of the sunburst first light E A B C#mHer hands are holding up the skies As I hid my opened eyes E A Bsus BEvery move just for herself And that's so right A B E A Soon I went along my way With no words that could explain F#m Bsus BAs she began descending to the tower E A B C#mHer safety now concerns me Her circumstance to blameA B EIn my darkest hour

This is my first post in the forum so go easy on me please I was wondering if anyone knows how to play "Darkest Hour" fingerstyle as I cant figure it out from the chord sheet. I was also wondering if there is any harmonica tablature for Arlo's songs anywhere? I managed to catch my first Arlo show in Glasgow earlier on in the year and all I can say is I hope Arlo visits Scotland again soon as it was a truly amazing night.

On the YouTube vid, he is capoed at the 3rd fret and playing D maj forms with the low E (sixth string) tuned to D. The key is F at that capo position. He uses walking bass. A trick to this pattern is to use a G bass with a G major second position triad (fingers PIM on the second third and 4th string).

If you aren' familiar with the pattern, noodle on a D while alterating off the sixth and fourth strings with the thumb. Count 4 and if you like, tap your foot and make the thumb work with that. Play along with the track and it comes naturally.

Have fun! Once you get that pattern down for that song, look around and you'll find the 'slinger uses the Drop D tuning and walking bass with that syncopation on several songs. The beauty of learning his songs is the strength of his guitar work. It is basic in the sense that these are patterns used by a lot of blues songwriters, and advanced in the economy of his fingering.

Sometimes I wish more of his videos were shot straight into the z-axis center without jump cuts. Stealin' would be sooo much easier. Maybe one day he'll produce an instructional DVD or do a solo performance just for the guitar players where his hands are the stars.

Maybe one day he'll produce an instructional DVD or do a solo performance just for the guitar players where his hands are the stars.

Couldn't agree with you more, I recently purchased a DVD " The Guitar Style of Richie Havens" (Another truly gifted musician) to try and find out more about his strumming patterns and technique and it has helped so much about the understanding of his guitar playing and music. I reckon if we start a petition it might happen!

Way to go, Goofus! That is exactly what Arlo-style-wanna-bes-is-u-n-mes should see. Bass string tuned to D, walking bass, slides and chord changes with sixths, tap and rhythm. You can learn a lot of songs from this pattern. Guitar orchestra in D. Tunings. Love 'em. Have to dedicate an axe to the Donovan, Joni and David Crosby approaches to that. Stills took it to the limit.

Perfect! And a little noisy too. Live in a room writing a song is. Then stage. Then recording. Or maybe not.

Thanks Pulp I checked out the site. Not brought the harp out yet to try the songs but it looks fairly simple . I only started learning the harp a about a month ago due to the fact that I cant sing so thought it would go better along with the guitar than my voice All I need to do is get my coordination together(which might take some time).Would it be possible to put the songs that you have tabbed onto this site? It would be much appreciated not just by me but to all the Arlo fans out there. Cheers

Len, My take on reading harmonica tabs is this.

The numbers above the lyrics are the holes you either blow or suck, if it is just the number, you blow and if there is a minus sign (-) before it you suck. (easy ) I havent studied the more intricate ways of playing having just started out but once you get a feel for the tune I have found it comes pretty naturally. Other tabs I have seen have up & down arrows above the numbers ie:-

^ ^ \/ ^ ^ ^ ^ \/ ^ \/ \/ ^ \/ ^ ^6 6 6 5 5 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 6

Basically up arrow is blow and down arrow is suck. Hope this helps.

I hope I am right with this or I will be learning for a long long time .

Not being picky here, but could we possibly use the word "draw" as opposed to "suck".

The trouble with the stuff on harptabs is if you don't know the melody you're pretty much stuck. On the other hand, if you do know the melody, then your halfway there.

It may take me awhile, but I'll try to tab the AG songs I know and post them on harptabs. I'll let you know.

Another site is http://www.harpinanawhinin.com/ by Mark Puritan. He has midi files that play the song, so that gives you a chance to play with background music.

Finally, go to youtube and do a search for "blackpowderpulp". The idiot in the raggedy cowboy hat playin' a harp is me. Be warned, I have a lot of videos of my other favorite pastime (shooting Old West firearms)posted there also. If you're a member of the Brady gang you might be offended.

OK, I just tabbed "The Motorcycle Song" over on harptabs. This is just the melody, you'll have to figger out the licks and riffs on you own.

Note to the moderators: If what I just did is illegal, please let me know and I'll remove the song. Please don't sick Officer Obie on me.

Pulp, thanks for posting "the motorcycle song" on harptab, much appreciated. I checked out your you tube vids, thats some trigger action going on, great harp playing aswell. Sorry about the suck instead of draw thing, I knew it didnt sound quite right when I was posting.

Len, If only we were all born with a double jointed tongue this would all be so easy .

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